Written by Bryan Los on February 20th, 2008 @ 10:22 PM
This MacBook and MacBook Pro firmware update addresses an issue where the first key press may be ignored if the computer has been sitting idle. It also addresses some other issues.
– Apple
For some time now, I kept on getting my passwords wrong. I couldn’t understand why. Then at times, I would have to type the first letter of a word twice. Seems there was an issue with Leopard that prevented the first keystroke from being accepted if your computer had been sitting around doing nothing for a while.
It’s nice to know that this annoying problem will be a thing of the past.
Written by Bryan Los on January 6th, 2008 @ 11:40 PM
I was never too much of a movie fan, not even in the old VHS days. However, there is something about going out and renting a movie you haven’t seen in years and being able to watch it again. I was never into new releases as much as I enjoyed finding a movie I’ve seen before, a movie that is good enough to watch 10 times over.
Netflix, and then Blockbuster, provided me with these options.
The Price Is Right.. Bitch
The price seemed to be right. For under $20.00/month you could have unlimited rentals with up to three movies out at once. It was a good deal, but I found myself stepping over my returned mailers on the floor of my room. I would end up not returning them, maybe in the hopes they would return themselves? Still, it was nice to know that when you did finally get around to dropping them in a mailbox, you could have movies coming the next day. If you played your cards right, you could literally almost never be without a movie to watch.
Written by Bryan Los on January 2nd, 2008 @ 8:41 PM
My post reprinted from the Apple support forums:
My iPhone started vibrating all by itself yesterday. So I thought it was the switch, and tried playing around with it. It ended up breaking. But, the vibrate switch always was a problem for me, even when new. For some reason, it would move too easily either way, often turning on when I just touched the side of the phone. Anyway, made an appointment today for the iPod Bar and within 30 seconds the genius said, “I’ll go get you another phone.” A few minutes later, he was back out with a new phone. When I got home literally it took me 5 minutes to sync my phone and be right back to where I was before.
I did have a backup, and everything seemed to sync perfectly, all settings, etc. Except the custom rings I had for some people I had to reset them. They were set to default. Not too bad for only the 5 or so custom rings I had for people. Maybe making the backup doesn’t save that info.
I give Apple 5 big stars for the service I received. Didn’t have to pay a penny and was in and out within minutes.
Written by Bryan Los on December 27th, 2007 @ 10:17 AM
I’m an atheist and really don’t care about religion one way or another, unless it impedes or tries to influence my way of thinking or living. I just as well could be talking about Christianity right now, but Islam and Michael Savage happen to be on my mind, so this is what I’m going to write about.
To set the stage, Michael Savage is an award-winning, Ph.D, syndicated talk radio host who has a daily radio show. He has been accused of being pretty much anti-everything at one time or another. And although I don’t agree with him on some things, I respect every one of his opinions and beliefs because he expresses himself and tells it the way it is. No sugar-coating, no back-peddling; just straight talk.
Written by Bryan Los on December 8th, 2007 @ 4:36 PM
John Lennon was murdered 27 years ago tonight. On December 8, 1980, I wasn’t old enough to appreciate the loss of such a gifted and talented artist. Some 27 years on, I am. Aside from Kurt Cobain, a puzzle piece of my generation, musically, there was no other person I admired more than John Lennon.
My only connection to John Lennon in the physical world is an autographed thank you card, signed by Yoko Ono, I received way back in high school. I sent a letter and some money for purchase of flowers in his memory. I received a thank you card, and I can’t remember if I received the money back. I am pretty sure she did send the money back. For some reason, the card was ripped, and all that is left is a portion of the card where she signed it.
Written by Bryan Los on November 25th, 2007 @ 11:41 AM
Boy, does this album ever sound good. This is the perfect time to listen to this album. A good album is like a book; stimulating your sense of sound, as well your sense of perception and state of mind. The remastered CD sounds brilliant, so crisp and fluid.
Sounds of Silence was recorded in December 1965 at CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California. The album was produced by Bob Johnston.
Written by Bryan Los on November 23rd, 2007 @ 6:41 PM
Today I quietly ventured out of my seclusion to secure a copy of the long over-due DVD release of Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged. The DVD is being released 14 years after it was recorded live in New York. Click here to read all about it.
Written by Bryan Los on November 18th, 2007 @ 12:44 PM
I have started a website and want to start a campaign to get one resident in every state in the union (at least those which permit it) to register GETMAC as their license plate. The website can be found here at www.GETMACplate.org, and is still in it’s infancy. I will eventually be adding a way for people to search their states to see if the plate is available as well as an area for GETMAC owners to shout out.
Bookmark the site and come back again to see what we’ve done!
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